Thesis
Individual policy frame preference and partisanship: examining health care policy frames (2009)
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2013
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/100894
Abstract
Individuals explain their opinions about policy alternatives based on a preference for how the issue is framed. Frames imply that something is causing a problem, and based on core values, also suggest an alternative as the solution. The core values expressed by each frame are based on ideology or personal beliefs, and this research examines the association between frame preference and partisanship. This research describes how individuals use frames to support their opinions about health care reform. This exploratory examination provides evidence that knowledge of an individual's frame preference is helpful in predicting partisanship. Future investigations of frame preferences might examine the relationship between frame preference and ideology, and also how frames can influence policy outcome.
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- Title
- Individual policy frame preference and partisanship
- Creators
- Todd Bratton
- Contributors
- Dana L. Baker (Degree Supervisor)
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs, School of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525149601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis